They from a different age, as CNBC ranter Jim Cramer just calmly explained a few minutes ago on the air (save O'Neill, who was quickly fired, and John Snow, who oversaw Treasury during the run up of the housing bubble).

They are peers to a dinosaur who inspired me to invoke the following law:

Those who can't do teach, and those who can't teach must regulate.

Here is some recommended reading for these guys, some of whom actually did a decent job back in the day.